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When ‘selfie’ was announced by Oxford Dictionary last week as its word of the year for 2013, I smiled… just quietly to myself, not down the lens of my smartphone. Yes, I hear the sighs about newly-made-up words going into the dictionary. I hear the cries of narcissism and cultural decline that have been debated … Continue reading Can’t help my selfie, bad habits?

There’s something about spectacular scenes in nature that can leave you lost for words. That’s particularly the case in an age where adjectives are thrown around in everyday life with an abandon that renders them impotent when you really need them. Words like awesome, amazing, incredible, wonderful. The Blue Mountains near Sydney is a place … Continue reading Mountain beauty finds simple expression

I was already contemplating the sad reality that my Spanish adventure was coming to an end when I walked into the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia during my final couple of days in Barcelona. As soon as I stepped through the front doors into the main hall of Sagrada Familia, I felt moved by the … Continue reading I leave Spain and heave a sigh, and say goodbye

Ronda is apparently a place where writers and poets of previous centuries have come and found inspiration for their work. Take a stroll around this Andalusian city nestled between the mountains and it’s easy to understand why, although there are also places here so lovely you could easily find yourself lost for words. Either way, … Continue reading Never lost for pictures in Ronda

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Mairi Barton is a Melbourne-based strategic communication and public affairs leader who has influenced and delivered outcomes at the highest levels of the Australian corporate, government and non-profit sectors.
She is an award-winning former journalist who served in the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery in Canberra.
Mairi currently operates her own strategic communication consulting firm: Pinch Yourself Communication.
A writer and blogger, Mairi is currently writing a memoir about her father's life and she blogs from time to time about creative life via her personal blog: pinchmyself.org
She also enjoys photography and posts to her Instagram gallery: @pinchmyself